LG UltraFine 5K Display

baxident · 2 Dec 2016 at 11:22

I'm thinking of getting a new MacBook and pairing it with the LG UltraFine 5K Display for work. However, I'd also like to get back into gaming and would be looking to buy a new PC, but are there any systems that would also be able to use this monitor?

My main concern is that the monitor only has these ports:
One Thunderbolt 3, Three USB-C (USB 3.1 Gen 1, 5 Gbps)

But it doesn't seem like any graphics cards support USB-C?

I've seen a few things like this ThunderboltEX 3, but would that use the graphics card to power the monitor? Sorry, haven't built a PC in a longtime!

Any help appreciated.

VincentHanna · 2 Dec 2016 at 11:53

5k on a 27" screen seems so utterly pointless to me.

But no, there isn't a way to connect that to a PC AFAIK.

Greebo · 2 Dec 2016 at 12:56

Why? Thats exactly what the ThunderboltEX3 card is meant to do. Your gfx card outputs to the thunderbolt card via displayport which then connects to the display???????

VincentHanna · 2 Dec 2016 at 13:54

I googled it and was going by this:

"It appears that this is a Mac exclusive for the time being. I brought over my Dell m5510 with a Thunderbolt 3 port and no picture was displayed, just a blank white image."

https://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=118860